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May 2003
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Re: What car to import??
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Thu, 01 July 2004 04:51
 
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It all depends on your preferences really.
If you're going for a MR2 (AW11 at least), you'd be someone who appreciates fun driving and handling over raw power, (although they still are relatively zippy... The supercharged aw11's are pretty damn quick too.) They're easily the most fun car i've driven, (I can attest too, we've had everything from a V8 Soarer to a 180sx SR20DET, and i've driven quite a few other cars.) It's like driving a super-powered go-kart. Getting parts for them isn't too bad... but luckily they're well built and pretty reliable for their age.
SW20's, (the next ford-probe shaped model up  ) are also great cars. They're not as fun to drive, (I haven't driven one, so I can't really talk... but it seems the general consensus that AW11 is more fun...) but they're faster than the AW11 with the 3GS motor variants.
As for the supra's, I have never driven one personally, but they are real nice cars. I have heard problems with the turbo cars, but I think they generally apply to any turbo car of that age. I believe they're damn quick too. (the turbo variants.)
As for Soarers, as I mentioned before we used to have a 91' Soarer.(the lexus SC400 model) and it was dreamy. We had the full luxory version with leather seats, TV, crazy stock sound system, GPS System (not working in Australia. Could apparently be modded to), adjustable suspension (whilst driving!), electric EVERYTHING (even the seats were electric. You could save driving positions which adjust automatically to the person in the car!)
The V8 was pretty gutsy, and the difference in power from the twin turbs model was pretty miniscule. I'd say the major difference between them would be that the twin turbs would have better modding capability. (don't quote me on this.)
I never felt like it was a performance car though, it was simply too nice. It seemed more like a luxory merc than a sports car... It wasn't the sort of car I'd do extensive mods to and throw around a mountain track. (hell, the thing had 4 mufflers. Quite as anything.) The twin-turbo model again, may be different. I can't attest to that.
Electrics were a bitch too. It had quite a few problems, but they are all relatively common ones among soarers that can be fixed pretty easily as I recall. There's plenty of writeups online.
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